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Meet Your Brain

Where is your body's “mission control center?” How does your brain communicate with your body? Do different parts of the brain have specialized functions? Learn the answers to these and other questions in this video with Dr. David Eagleman.

Skeletal Structures

A jellyfish doesn't need a skeleton, so why do we? Find out how our skeletons support our bodies and enable movement, even under the effects of Earth's gravity.

Your Energy Needs (BMR)

What is energy, and where do we get the energy our bodies need? In this activity, students calculate basal metabolic rate to understand how many Calories they must consume each day to survive.

23.5 Degrees

Many students have misconceptions about changes in seasonal weather and the daily duration of sunlight. Dr. Greg Vogt explains the reason for the seasons in this video presentation.

Gene You

Science teaching resources that introduce middle and high school students to exciting advances in genetics and genomics.

The Learning Brain

Neuroscience lessons, teacher guides, expert presentations and student reading materials for a range of grades.

Designing Your Investigation

Students learn about professional scientific procedures that must be followed when conducting open-ended experiments in the classroom.

Investigating Infectious Disease

K-8 students become “disease detectives” when they use these resources in class or after school.

Nature News

Courses and Professional Development

BioEd Online is your source for free, interactive courses on a wide range of key topics, including genetics/genomics, environmental health and the fascinating science of water. Materials are sorted by topic, making it easy to locate the content most appropriate for you.